The London Intl Ska Festival 2014 Vinyl Collectors LP series
The London Intl Ska Festival returns to the capital this Easter (17-20 April 2014) with 50 acts from around the world across 15 bespoke events at famed and iconic London venues. Headline acts include Horace Andy, Derrick Morgan, Keith & Tex, Ken Parker, Mad Professor, Dennis Bovell and King Prawn, whilst venues include the lawns of the Victoria & Albert Museum, Prince Charles cinema in Leicester Sq (screening Madness' 1981 Take It or Leave It film), The Dixie Queen thames cruise, and Camden Town's Jazz Cafe, Dingwalls, Barfly, The Forge and Electric Ballroom.
Every year we strive to make the festival a truly unique experience and this year is no exception. In addition to the series of events we are delighted to announce the launch of The London Intl Ska Festival Collectors LP series, which features 9 exclusive and limited edition vinyl albums from acts performing at this years events. From legendary reggae champion Dennis Blackbeard Bovell, the jump up Ska of Phoenix City All-stars, Goldmaster All-stars and Top Cats (ft. members of Ska Cubano), desolet dub sounds of Pama Intl versioned by Wrong Tom, conscious reggae & Ska from Rebelation, soul-fired rocksteady of The Sidewalk Doctors, to brilliant newcomers The Indecision, the releases showcase the depth of styles and influences this infectious genre spawned five decades ago in Jamaica.
Only 100 hand-numbered copies of each album are being manufactured. The first 20 copies of each title come in a beautiful oak boxset branded & numbered with The London Intl Ska Festival logo. These truly are wonderful collectors items and only available from The London Intl Ska Festival!
If vinyl isn't your thing you can still support the festival by purchasing pin badges, 2014 t-shirt, CD releases of the Phoenix City All-stars, Rebelation and Sidewalk Doctors albums, our 16 track London Intl Ska Festival CD compilation or very limited VIP tickets for this years festival (only 6 available), all of which are being launched along with our Collectors LP series.
The London Intl Ska Festival was foundered in 1988 and has continually showcased the worlds finest acts to the capital including legendary Jamaican artists (Prince Buster, Laurel Aitken, Derrick Morgan, Ken Boothe, Marcia Griffiths, Dave & Ansel Collins, The Pioneers or Rico Rodriguez), 2 Tone heros (members from The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, The Beat, The Bodysnatchers, Bad Manners and 2 Tone/The Specials founder Jerry Dammers) and modern day acts The Skints, Pama International, Dreadzone Sound System, Dub Pistols and 100 Men starring Mik Whitnall (Babyshambles). We are delighted to once again be celebrating the wonderful world of Ska in all it's irrepresible guises.